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Apostolic Fathers
The earliest Christian writings outside the New Testament
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Desert Fathers & Early Monasticism
The beginnings of monastic life in the Egyptian desert
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The Seven Letters of Ignatius
The Middle Recension letters of St Ignatius of Antioch
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The Great Catechism
St Gregory of Nyssa’s Great Catechism is a guide for Christian teachers on presenting and defending the faith. It moves from the Trinity and creation through the Incarnation, redemption, Baptism, the Eucharist, resurrection, judgment, and the Christian life.
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Seven Letters of St Antony
The Seven Letters preserve St Antony’s teaching to monastic communities on repentance, self-knowledge, spiritual discernment, the Holy Spirit, and life in Christ. They show the father of desert monasticism guiding his children toward purification, unity, and the knowledge of God.
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Sayings of the Desert Fathers: Alphabetical Collection
A collection of 948 sayings and brief narratives from the Desert Fathers and Mothers, arranged under 130 names according to the Greek alphabet. The collection preserves practical teaching on prayer, humility, discernment, repentance, obedience, charity, and life with God.
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On What Kind of Wives Men Should Marry
A homily on choosing a spouse in which Chrysostom rejects marriage for wealth or status and uses Rebekah and Isaac as a model for prayerful discernment, chastity, hospitality, simplicity, and Christian marriage.
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